Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Brief personal stories or examples from a speaker's own experience used as rhetorical evidence to establish credibility, create emotional connection, or illustrate a larger point.
AP course connection
Topic 2.2: 2.2 Building an argument with relevant and strategic evidence